Associations to the word «Genetics»

Pictures for the word «Genetics»

Wiktionary

GENETICS, noun. (biology) (genetics) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.
GENETICS, noun. (biology) (genetics) The genetic makeup of a specific individual or species.

Dictionary definition

GENETICS, noun. The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats